HEAD World Cup Rebel Alexis Pinturault takes win in Soelden. He took a slender lead in the first run and then extended it on the second run. Ted Ligety fights his way back up to fifth from 14th after first run.

HEAD World Cup Rebel wins season opening World Cup Giant Slalom in Soelden
OCTOBER 22ND, 2016
Lara Gut gave the HEAD World Cup Rebels a perfect start to the new season as she won the opening race of the 2016 - 2017 World Cup in Soelden. A first run lead was held onto in the second run to finish ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin and young Italian Marta Bassino with Stephanie Brunner producing her best World Cup form to date in taking fourth place overall.

HEAD are delighted to announce the arrival of World Cup winner Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Olympic Champion Sandro Villetta as well as Ragnhild Mowinckel and Bernadette Schild to the HEAD World Cup Rebels team.